Effects of roads on terrestrial vertebrate species in Latin America

FAS Pinto, AP Clevenger, C Grilo - Environmental Impact Assessment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Biodiversity in Latin America is at risk today due to habitat loss, land conversion to
agriculture and urbanization. To grow their economies the develo** countries of Latin …

A global map of roadless areas and their conservation status

PL Ibisch, MT Hoffmann, S Kreft, G Pe'er, V Kati… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Roads fragment landscapes and trigger human colonization and degradation of
ecosystems, to the detriment of biodiversity and ecosystem functions. The planet's remaining …

Construction and optimization of an ecological network based on morphological spatial pattern analysis and circuit theory

Y An, S Liu, Y Sun, F Shi, R Beazley - Landscape Ecology, 2021 - Springer
Context Regional ecological networks play an important role in biodiversity conservation
and should be constructed and optimized for continued ecosystem functioning. Objectives …

Ecology and conservation of a rare species: What do we know and what may we do to preserve Andean condors?

PI Plaza, SA Lambertucci - Biological Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
While scientific knowledge is consistently increasing for several species of conservation
concern, mitigating their population declines continues to be a great challenge globally. This …

Physical limits of flight performance in the heaviest soaring bird

HJ Williams, ELC Shepard, MD Holton… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Flight costs are predicted to vary with environmental conditions, and this should ultimately
determine the movement capacity and distributions of large soaring birds. Despite this, little …

Effects of habitat degradation on the abundance, richness and diversity of raptors across Neotropical biomes

M Carrete, JL Tella, G Blanco, M Bertellotti - Biological Conservation, 2009 - Elsevier
Population growth and human development result in biodiversity loss and biological
homogenization not only in developed countries, but increasingly in the less developed …

Plastic ingestion and dispersion by vultures may produce plastic islands in natural areas

F Ballejo, P Plaza, KL Speziale, AP Lambertucci… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rubbish dumps can become an important environmental source of plastic. Several species
feed on organic waste from these sites, but at the same time are exposed to non-organic …

Carcass persistence and detectability: reducing the uncertainty surrounding wildlife-vehicle collision surveys

RAL Santos, SM Santos, M Santos-Reis… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Carcass persistence time and detectability are two main sources of uncertainty on roadkill
surveys. In this study, we evaluate the influence of these uncertainties on roadkill surveys …

How do roads affect the habitat use of an assemblage of scavenging raptors?

SA Lambertucci, KL Speziale, TE Rogers… - Biodiversity and …, 2009 - Springer
Scavengers may benefit from the availability of dead animals along roads that result from
collisions with vehicles. However, roads are also considered risky places for many species …

[LLIBRE][B] Mountain geography: Physical and human dimensions

MF Price - 2013 - books.google.com
Mountains cover a quarter of the EarthÕs land surface and a quarter of the global population
lives in or adjacent to these areas. The global importance of mountains is recognized …